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Brunswick County commissioner Mike Forte and other members of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) gathered Jan. 31 in Raleigh to participate in a joint meeting of the Public Education and Tax & Finance Steering Committees. Members of the North Carolina School Boards Association and North Carolina Superintendents Association also participated in the meeting to share their insights on the challenges facing public schools, particularly as new class requirements go into effect.

Brunswick Community College deans, directors and program chairs use valuable advice from program advisory committees — made up of individuals from businesses, industries and transfer institutions — to make applicable changes to curriculum course offerings and/or in course delivery methods.

The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation has submitted a proposal to be a part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Drone Integration Pilot Program (IPP). If accepted, part of this proposal would bring unmanned medical supply delivery, and the jobs that come with it, to the state.

A story published in the Jan 25 edition contained an error. Dare to Care for Children’s Skip Wittkofsky and Skip Watkins, New Hanover County commissioner and New Hanover Regional Medical Center trustee, donated 175 tickets to the Cape Fear Fair and Expo for the Nunnelee Pediatric Specialty Clinic in Wilmington to share with families.

Almost a year ago, concerned citizens including local boat captains spoke before the Holden Beach Board of Commissioners, and then the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners, to voice their worries about shoaling in Lockwood Folly Inlet.

Although dredging was performed in late August and early September, it was for maintenance of the inlet, a temporary fix.

By the time the next scheduled dredging takes place, it is likely the inlet will be as clogged as it was before — perhaps even worse.